Britons are voting with expectations that Keir Starmer’s Labour Party will decisively unseat Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives.
After 14 tumultuous years under Conservative leadership, marked by internal strife and frequent changes in prime ministers, opinion polls suggest a strong desire for change among the electorate. Starmer, a 61-year-old former ‘human rights lawyer’, has pledged a fresh start for the country, emphasising the need to move past the Conservative era.
Polling stations opened at 6 am on Thursday, with key figures casting their votes early. Sunak, accompanied by his wife, voted in his northern England constituency, while Starmer did the same in north London. As the election unfolded, Sunak shifted his campaign message from seeking a Conservative victory to warning about the potential unchecked power of a Labour-led parliament. He raised concerns about possible tax increases and economic setbacks under Labour, charges that the opposition has denied.
Adding complexity to the election landscape is the emergence of the Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, which has been siphoning votes from the Conservatives. Additionally, the British Workers Party has gained traction among disillusioned working-class voters, offering an alternative to the traditional political choices. This fragmentation of the vote has further weakened the Conservative base, while also challenging Labour to address the diverse concerns of a changing electorate.
If Labour secures the anticipated landslide victory, it will signal a significant shift to the centre-left, diverging from the rightward trends seen in other parts of Europe. The Conservative Party, which enjoyed a strong mandate under Boris Johnson in 2019, has seen its reputation tarnished by scandals and economic missteps. As voters express their dissatisfaction with the current state of public services and living standards, Starmer’s campaign has focused on the promise of change, though he acknowledges the challenges ahead given the nation’s economic constraints.
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Out of the frying pan
Into the fire
Britain which means ‘covenant’ is no more
All the Major parties suck, However if this is true the UK will go down hill faster than ever as the left don’t even try to hide the fact that the are pushing the globalist agenda anymore.
With Kwier Starmer at the helm it’ll be agenda 2030 on steroids.
Terrifying!!!
You can bet that ‘Labour’ will push for war with Russia.
What is needed is for Nigel Farage and George Galloway to form an alliance / coalition, and work together to stop World War Three from going nuclear, and also in removing the UK from NATO.
The ‘Tories’ need to be abolished for the damage that they have done, along with their ‘Uniparty’ co-conspirators, Labour.
Farage & Galloway are the only two politicians who have stood up not only in the UK, but also in the European Parliament and in the U.S..
The other British MP who is worthy of voting for is Andrew Bridgen…!
& Bojo the Boffin Clown needs to be censured and criminally charged not only for supporting the injection of a bio-weapon into the masses / UK populations, but also for encouraging the war between Russia & the now-Zionist / J3wi$h ‘State of Ukraine’, which is now a country with no relevance or respect, just like Israel!
A win for climate fanatics, immigration replacement and the whole country becoming a bigger toilet than it already was.
Whilst I am not surprised, the cartel owns both left and right. A few policy changes I agree. But no end to the deep-rooted cartel that owns all major industries, banks, food and soon to be farms. Cut the head off the lizard, not the tail. Tails grow back, heads do not. The problem is new lizards turn up.
We will always have rulers. We just want totally free open democracy chosen by the people.
Switzerland seems to have a good interim solution. 4 Referendums on major issues each year. NZ should look into that model. It seems to work.
Maybe after a few months of Labour, the brits will finally realise that both labour and conservative are two cheeks of the same arse. I don’t think reform would be any better either, frankly. This is also why 3 year parliamentary cycles are the best. Imagine 5 years of pain without being able to do anything about it, except leave.
There will be no difference. Labour UK, just like Labour NZ, are every inch as globalist as the so called right wing….